Kristine Kurbe (b. 1984, Latvia) is a UK-based contemporary artist working across sculpture and mixed media.
She studied Fine Art in Latvia before completing a BA (Hons) in Illustration & Animation at Kingston University, London.
Her practice explores psychological exposure, bodily presence and states of suspended tension through sculptural relief, painting and material assemblage. Working with layered materials and tactile surfaces, she investigates the tension between what is revealed and what remains concealed, and how physical objects can carry memory beyond the painted image.
Through restrained palettes and sculptural form, Kurbe creates works that balance refinement with quiet disturbance, inviting viewers to move around the work and encounter it as a physical presence rather than a flat image.
She currently lives and works in the United Kingdom.
EDUCATION:
BA (Hons) Illustration & Animation,
Kingston University, London
Fine Art Studies, Latvia